Moton High School was the only African-American High school in Hernando County, located at 835 School Street.
In the early 1950’s one room schoolhouses around the county were consolidated into larger public schools. The Moton School was one such example of this. The Moton School campus had both an elementary and high school on the same site.
Moton High School alumni, years 1942-1968, were honored by the Brooksville City Council on June 5th for the occasion of their 7th Reunion. Reunions have been held regularly over the years.
In the Fall of 1969, following desegregation, the “Motonians” attended Hernando High School.
Some notable Motonians include Hazel Land, the First African-American Woman to enroll at University of Florida Law School and the first African-American female graduate, Ralph Pearson Former Chief Circuit Court Judge of Dade County (a 1962 graduate) and Irvin Homer, a prominent volunteer in the county.
The late Ida Stubbs taught sixth grade social studies at the school and she was a devoted fan of the L.A. Dodgers since they signed Jackie Robinson in 1947. She had a television in her classroom and she always allowed her class to watch the World Series when the games were on during school time.
The Prom was always a big social event for the community and the high school juniors were responsible for decorating.
The class of 1968 participated in a program called Upward Bound which was part of Lyndon B. Johnson’s civil rights legislation to fight the war on poverty. Upward Bound aims to assist certain categories of high school students in obtaining a college education. One example would be the children of parents who never attended college.
The resolution states in part, “The ‘Motonians’ have been outstanding examples of ”community minded citizens who have served as important role models to the young men and women within their communities…”